Edisa A.
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ⓘ Cats, literature, and Afropolitics appreciation page ||🇸🇩🇨🇩🇵🇸||🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬
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Joined September 2017
Day 13 of posting Kenyan books on the timeline: One Day I Will Write about This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina. Binyavanga won the 2002 Caine Prize for their short story, "Discovering Home". They used the prize money to establish the literary magazine, Kwani?. ❤️
Day 12 of posting Kenyan books on the timeline: Kifo Kisimani by Kithaka wa Mberia. "Mtukufu Kiongozi Mwema. Tatizo hilo nimelitatua kikamilifu. Hawataandamana tena. Bila shaka siyo hivi karibuni. Hivi sasa wanafikiria zaidi usalama wao kuliko porojo za siasa." ❤️
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Rooting for the woman I’ll be next year, I’m already proud of her..🤍🥺
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@stephenkmuneza @Kera_legendary Eh! Guys, fake products are a real problem in Uganda, but @bleep_app_ is here to help us stay safe. Just download the App, report any suspicious products with a few steps, and help protect others too. 🙏🏾
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That whole “don’t make it your whole personality” line started rubbing me off the wrong way when I realized queer people have lived majority of their lives hiding their truths and as soon as they feel comfortable enough to truly embrace themselves niggas wanna police them so bad
All due respect to them and since I have no idea about their experiences first hand I can't speak to their struggles but I find it reductive to make your whole personality about your sexual orientation, especially in our society where we're still fighting for the basics
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"Black cats are racially abused by other blacks."
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Besigye got onto the opposition scene with no social media, little to no young population involvement in active politics. 0 celebrity status. Plus he was a former Minister in the same govt. And still swung entire regions. KB is multiple chapters in the book of Ugandan politics
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Uni students attend events solely to get free lunch, but kids are supposed to study the respiratory system on empty stomachs in crowded mud buildings? Basic needs take precedence over discussions of fiscal policy or carbon concessions amongst the underprivileged (most Ugandans).
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My mother received a pack of whole milk twice a week, a national programme for Kenyan primary schools, public or private, in the 80s. 40 years later, when poor Ugandan kids have two options: porridge for luch or starvation, the idea of eggs and milk at school is long overdue!
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1.) Being as swift as the coursing river. 2.) Having all the force of a great typhoon. 3.) Having all the strength of a raging fire. 5.) Being mysterious as the dark side of the moon.
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The UI of Women is phenomenal.
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I feel bad for the girls who didn’t get to experience peak Wattpad, like we were being FEDDD
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On this Independence Day, we thank God for Nigerian literature.🍀🇳🇬
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I started my career in civil society at Refugee Law Project where i was part of a research team that traversed the Northern Uganda region. Being a researcher on this team changed my perception about everything, including the shady narrative we’ve always been given about the war.
A little peace of history with remembering (for my Uganda folks) They used nom de guerre (fake names) to hide their identities while they committed heinous atrocities. For Eriya (Elia) Mwine, his chosen name was Chefe (Chef) Ali . He was RO/00017 (RO for Resistance Officer, the
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In med school, I learned that Huntington's disease was one of the most devastating inherited conditions. It caused progressive neurological decline, starting around age 30. There was no treatment. Now, Huntington's has been treated for first time. This is why we fund science.
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All HPV vaccine brands come from the manufacturer with the recommendations for age of eligibility being 9-45yrs. The country programming is determined by cost-benefit analysis; hence Kenya targets 10 to 14yrs as the vaccine effectiveness is best in women and girls who are not
Recommended age limit for HPV vaccination was extended to 45 so talk to your gyn ukiendea pap smear ✌🏽
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I NEED YOU… yes, YOU 🫵🏽 About a month ago, I walked into @casemedservices Hospital for what I thought would be a routine check. Weight ✅ Height ✅ Pressure ❌. Result? High blood pressure. Not malaria. Not flu. But the silent killer that’s fast becoming the “new malaria” of
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